Why this Blog?

Shortly after my 12 year old nephew was diagnosed with Diabetes 1, I started this blog for he and his mother. There is so much to learn and so much to know and so many unanswered questions. My hope is that it provides a place for knowledge and healing. To your health nephew!
Love Always-
Hannah

Friday, August 31, 2007

A surgical cure for the most common form of diabetes may have been discovered by weight-loss surgeons. An international ... (The Herald)

The dwindling band of single-sex schools in Scotland got a little smaller yesterday as Edinburgh Academy welcomed girls into its junior school for the first time in its 170-year history.

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Thursday, August 30, 2007

Young and old failing health guidelines (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)

Australians young and old are failing to meet national guidelines for exercise and nutrition, according to two major surveys.

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Australians young and old fail health test (Perth Now)

AUSTRALIANS young and old are failing to meet national guidelines for exercise and nutrition, according to two major surveys of more than 30,000 people.

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AEROBICS/DANCE/YOGA (El Paso Times)

Leona Ford Washington Recreation Center: Looking for an Aerobics instructor. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. The Leona Ford Washington Recreation Center is located on 3400 E. Missouri. Information: 562-7071.

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Ellis visits diabetes education clinic (MLB.com)

Ellis visits diabetes education clinic

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Young and old failing health guidelines (The West Australian)

Australians young and old are failing to meet national guidelines for exercise and nutrition, according to two major surveys of more than 30,000 people.

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Ambitious anti-obesity targets (TVNZ)

A parliamentary committee has set some ambitious targets for dealing with obesity. The Health Select Committee has reported its findings on obesity and type two diabetes and wants to see a zero increase in obesity in young people by 2015. Overall levels of obesity would also be cut by 20%.

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The CNN Wire: Wednesday Aug 29 (CNN.com)

Iraqi police officers dismantling bomb wounded

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Dr. Silva Arslanian chat transcript on diabetes (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

A transcript of today's live discussion on childhood diabetes with Dr. Silva Arslanian of Children's Hospital.

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Start Up Youth Program to help community children (Cordele Dispatch)

By TIM FRANZENtimothy.franzen@gaflnews.comCORDELE When Sarah Hardemon started the Start Up Youth Program, she took it upon herself to help as many young people in the community between the ages of 5 and 15 as she possibly could.

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Richard Jewell found dead; natural causes cited (USA Today)

Richard Jewell lived for more than a decade with the shame caused by being wrongly linked to the 1996 Olympic bombing. The former security guard died Wednesday without closure with the newspaper he accused of starting the frenzy.

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Experts Available to Discuss Rising Stress in Young People (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

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Trading a lethal form of cancer for diabetes (International Herald Tribune)

The room lights were dimmed, and all eyes turned to the grainy pictures on a pair of overhead monitors in a small room at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

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Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Calcium needs to be part of diet (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)

Calcium should be an essential part of your diet.

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Guide to support and health groups (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)

Adult Children of Alcoholics: Meets on Mondays at 12:15 p.m. and Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. at Christ Church, 141 East Ave., Rochester. Free. (585) 442-8299 or e-mail waterfront55@hotmail.com.

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Snack attack / With a new law and schools cracking down on junk food, what's left for kids to eat? (San Francisco Chronicle)

When I was growing up, my after-school snack almost always started with a triple-decker peanut butter and sugar sandwich on Wonder bread. When I got older, my sister, brother andI would hit the 7-Eleven after classes for a box of strawberry Pop-Tarts, which...

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Robert Rector: (Whittier Daily News)

Would you like fries with that litigation? ARE you a young lawyer looking for your big break? Do you want to be in on the action, where the lawsuits fly like so many migrating birds?

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When crises happen, relationships can suffer (The Daily News)

My friend talks rapidly on the phone. Her husband has just been diagnosed with a rare skin cancer. It is a second marriage for both, a good marriage. But suddenly they've started to bicker. This is not like them. The change is scary. What is happening here?

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Current Issue: (Daily Sundial)

Diet does not make a difference, at least when it comes to metabolic syndrome, a new study has found. Metabolic syndrome, which puts people at greater risk of Type 2 diabetes, stroke and other heart-related diseases, is characterized by several risk factors.

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Obesity Swells In 31 States (WCVB Boston)

More than 30 percent of people in Mississippi are considered obese, the highest rate in the nation.

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Aging population challenge for NZ dietitians (Scoop.co.nz)

With just 438 registered dietitians currently serving the New Zealand population and 34 students trained each year, expertise and resources are stretched to tackle the growing rate of chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and the fact that we are living longer.

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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Geneva car show forum for elegance (Daily Herald)

"Anything in your back pockets?" John Roberts of Winnetka asked as he invited young children to sit on the leather front seat of his 1910 Packard.

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2 new breakthroughs for type 1 diabetes (News 8 Austin)

Type 1 diabetes is a disease typically diagnosed in children and young adults. The body stops producing insulin, which is needed to convert glucose into starch. Too much glucose then stays in the blood.

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New initiative looks at health of city's youth (Contra Costa Times)

Prying young people away from their PlayStations and getting them to venture outside can be a daunting task. But a new health initiative is planning to meet the challenge head-on in a quest to get the city's youth in shape.

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DailyCare ReadMyHeart 100 Handheld ECG (The Gadgeteer)

When it comes to your health, I'm a firm believer that it's very important to be proactive. It's a lesson that I learned due to the fact that my mother died at a young age (56) because she didn't take her diabetes as seriously as she should have.

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Obesity Swells In 31 States (Local 6 Orlando)

More than 30 percent of people in Mississippi are considered obese, the highest rate in the nation.

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A kick-start to health (Corvallis Gazette-Times)

Soccer was clearly the draw for the roughly 300 people who participated in the second annual Benton County Soccer Tournament this weekend at Willamette Park, but spectators and players also had the opportunity to check out booths with health information and take part in various health screenings.

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The CNN Wire: Monday Aug 27 (CNN.com)

Coast Guard rescues teenagers off the New Jersey coast

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Weight-Loss Surgery Significantly Reduces Deaths From Obesity-Related Diseases, Study Finds (Medical News Today)

Obese individuals who undergo bariatric surgery are less likely to die from heart disease, diabetes and cancer seven to 10 years after the procedure compared with obese people who do not undergo surgery, according to two studies published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, USA Today reports (Hellmich, USA Today, 8/25). [click link for full article]

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Monday, August 27, 2007

It doesn't cost more to live healthy (WALB Albany)

Albany -- Shonda Biggs makes a conscious effort to live a healthy lifestyle. A lifestyle that she is also already teaching her one year old son. "Even in our family there is high blood pressure and diabetes. So I know those foods will just lead to health problems later on when you get older.

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People on the move (Deseret Morning News)

Commercial real estate firm Commerce CRG has formed a new team, The Richmond Group, led by Mike Richmond and supported by Dana Baird and Jeff Rossi. The team will assist owner, investor and occupier clients in making real estate decisions through consulting and transaction management services. The team has 34 years of combined real estate experience. Richmond, a specialist in the sales and ...

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Community bulletin board: Aug. 26 (Napa Valley Register)

Education Story Time Farmers Market Story Time takes place Aug. 28 under the Copia Pavilion, First Street, Napa. For children up at age 6. Info, 266-4403 or www.napalit.org.

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School nurses' objections could stall diabetes settlement (The Press-Enterprise)

Nurses' concerns about training non-medical staff to inject insulin could hamper a recent agreement meant to protect the rights of diabetic students.

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Sustainable Living: Lesson in smart school lunches (Middletown Times Herald-Record)

As our children go back to school soon, they might be missing a crucial lesson: Low-fat vegetarian lunches rich in fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grains can help young people maintain healthy body weights and reduce the risk of chronic disease...

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Waltham biotech Adnexus looks to join IPO parade (Boston Globe)

Adnexus Therapeutics Inc., an ambitious young biotech company in Waltham, says it is going public.

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Saturday, August 25, 2007

Health Highlights: Aug. 25, 2007 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

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Threat of type 2 diabetes looms as more children become obese (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Until 10 years ago, children who were diagnosed with diabetes nearly always had type 1, once called juvenile-onset, disease. ...

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Teen says 'no presents please' at Sweet 16 party (Walkerton Herald-Times)

Unlike many girls her age, Emily Roach wasn't dreaming about the fabulous gifts she'd receive at her 16th birthday party. Instead this outgoing and intelligent young woman was thinking about the hundreds of people who would benefit from her birthday bash.

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Tale of a town in the middle (The Australian)

DEEP amid the red sand and the mulga lies Yuendumu, ramshackle and tranquil and the capital of the Warlpiri people.

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To Save a Child (Small Town Papers News Service)

The SUV was already engulfed in heavy smoke when Dave Osborn drove by on I-93 on Sunday evening. Osborn ran toward it and snatched up a young boy who was standing too close, and the Chevy Blaz...

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In the area (Silver City Sun-News)

The First United Methodist Church will be hosting a free dinner for young adults at 7 p.m. on Sept. 7 and the menu includes beef, pork and brats and all the fixings' to back it up.

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Friday, August 24, 2007

Judgmental pharmacists put people's health at risk (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

The state continues to be slow in recognizing the need for pharmacies to issue Plan B. So there is now a new lawsuit that says that by allowing pharmacists to say no to Plan B, they could also deny other medicines.

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Heart Disease Center (ThirdAge)

Heart disease is a leading cause of death in the United States. There are many different types of heart diseasesome are congenital (people are born with them) and others develop over the course of time and affect people later in life.

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Safety of new weight-loss drug raises questions from therapists (Onalaska Community Life)

A new over-the-counter weight-loss drug called Alli may give people with eating disorders another tool to harm themselves, therapists fear.

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Survey Says There Are a Lot of Randy Old Goats Out There (Wired News)

Contrary to popular belief, people are enjoying having sex well into their 70s, even their 80s. And plenty of it.

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Thursday, August 23, 2007

In New Orleans, a new model of health care (USA Today)

The sun's ablaze on this August morning, and the air-conditioned waiting room at St. Thomas Community Health Center, with its busy reception desk, potted plants and people waiting in cushioned chairs, is a welcome refuge from the heat.

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Survey: Seniors have sex into 70s, 80s (AP via Yahoo! News)

An unprecedented study of sex and seniors finds that many older people are surprisingly frisky willing to do, and talk about, intimate acts that would make their grandchildren blush. That may be too much information for some folks, but it comes from the most comprehensive sex survey ever done among 57- to 85-year-olds in the United States.

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Sex and the seniors: Survey shows many elderly people remain frisky (International Herald Tribune)

An unprecedented study of sex and seniors in the United States finds that many older people are surprisingly frisky - willing to do, and talk about, intimate acts that would make their grandchildren blush.

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Sex not just a young person's game, survey finds (Houston Chronicle)

An unprecedented study of sex and seniors finds that many older people are surprisingly frisky willing to do, and talk about, intimate acts that would make their grandchildren blush.

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Seniors and sex: They do it and talk about it (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

An unprecedented study of sex and seniors finds that many older people are willing to do, and talk about, intimate acts that would make their grandchildren blush.

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(CBS/AP) An unprecedented study of sex and seniors finds that many older people are surprisingly frisky willing to ... (WIBW-TV Topeka)

That may be too much information for some folks. But it comes from the most comprehensive sex survey ever done among 57- to 85-year-olds in the United States.

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Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Unfriendly Skies (THIS Magazine)

According to The Southern African (a Toronto-based diasporic news source), aviation workers in Botswana are in an uproar about new regulations requiring regular screening for HIVand the potential for dismissal of people who test positive. The director of the nation's civil aviation authority, Olefile Moakofi, claimed "there are certain medical conditions that if people are diagnosed to have, ...

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Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Healthful eating habits not wasted on the young (Orlando Sentinel)

Parents could learn a little something from 1,062 Finnish children.

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HealthCorps reaching out to youth in fight against obesity (New York Daily News)

Our country is facing an unprecedented health crisis, with obesity rates reaching epidemic proportions. This crisis is even worse in New York City, where, for example, the Bronx leads other boroughs in the prevalence of heart disease, diabetes and strokes.

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At least one U.S. health safety net is strained but holding strong (Salem Statesman Journal)

Americans are accustomed to hearing bad news about their health care system -- that millions of people lack health insurance and medical costs are spinning out of control.

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A run for their money: Runners take to the pavement to help raise funds to fight Type 1 diabetes (Muscatine Journal)

MUSCATINE, Iowa Some birthdays are marked with joy. Muscatine resident Dennis Inman can attest to that. He spent his 60th birthday Saturday, Aug. 18, surrounded by family as he and his son, Tony Inman, 39, of Holland, Mich., ran the annual Watermelon Stampede Against Diabetes.

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Advocates look to clarify law on Medicaid drug copays (The Providence Journal)

PROVIDENCE The states plan to hit Medicaid recipients with prescription drug copayments, starting in October, has provoked alarm from people on all sides of the issue pharmacists and advocates for the elderly, poor and disabled.

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The Bonus: Dmitri Young is thriving with the Nationals (Sports Illustrated)

It is a muggy afternoon in Washington, D.C., and the air hangs over RFK Stadium, thick and stagnant. On the field, Nationals first baseman Dmitri Young is warming up -- though that is a liberal use of the term. While the team performs jumping jacks, Young, who is listed at 245 pounds, but appears to be closer to 300, stands in place and raises his arms above his head, as if trying to flag down a ...

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1.2M BELLY FLOPS (Daily Record)

ONE in three Scots adults is abdominally obese, figures have revealed. Around 1.2million people aged over 18 have a belly that puts them at a bigger risk of heart disease and diabetes.

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Monday, August 20, 2007

Looking past blood sugar to survive with diabetes (International Herald Tribune)

Looking past blood sugar to survive with diabetes Most diabetes patients are not doing even close to what they should to protect themselves.

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Looking Past Blood Sugar to Survive With Diabetes (New York Times)

Dave Smith found out he had Type 2 diabetes by accident, after a urine test.

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Recognizing early signs may avert problems (The Scranton Times-Tribune)

When 4-year-old Amelia Rose Andersons juvenile diabetes acts up she turns to a teacup-size Chihuahua puppy named Amigo for strength.

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Diabetes compared to new nuclear bomb (The Scranton Times-Tribune)

It didnt take Gregory Borowski. M.D., long to figure out why one of his diabetic patients kept gaining weight.

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Community bulletin board: Aug. 19 (Napa Valley Register)

Education Real estate workshops Aug. 19, 1-4 p.m., EmeryNet Wealth Group presents Real Estate Investing Basics by Tessie Cuy at the Fairfield Inn and Suites, 3800 Broadway, American Canyon, in the Vineyard Room. Topics are How to Avoid Probate, presented by attorney Sara Diamond, and Real Estate Investing Know How by Carol West. Reservations, (800) 854-9903, ext. 3800.

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Lions Club group marks four decades of community service (Austin American-Statesman)

As young professionals in the 1960s, Charles Akins and other civic-minded colleagues were looking for ways to be more involved in the community. They'd heard of the Lions Club, the nation's largest service organization, but none had ever been approached about joining.

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Diabetes epidemic rolls across America (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

It is one scary word to hear tumble off a doctor's tongue: Diabetes.

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Shell's rocky return (Anchorage Daily News)

Two decades ago, when Dutch oil giant Shell was poking holes in the ice-clogged Arctic Ocean, Rick Fox was a young buck managing the company's drilling rigs. Now Fox, 55, and Shell are mounting an aggressive return to the polar ocean, staking hundreds of millions of dollars to lease vast offshore acreage, staff an Anchorage office and assemble a flotilla of drilling ships to sink more holes in ...

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Learning the three types of diabetes necessary for proper care (The Scranton Times-Tribune)

When Sabrina Girolami was a full-time nurse, she learned most diabetic patients understand explanations of their condition, but some struggle to accept they have the disease.

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Saturday, August 18, 2007

Ekka profits plunge (The Courier Mail)

A FLU warning issued by Queensland Health has cost the Ekka a staggering 80?per cent of profits, organisers said last night.

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Around Whittier (Whittier Daily News)

WHITTIER - CareMore Health Insurance will provide information on diabetes and provide cholesterol screening and blood sugar testing from 9:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the Uptown Senior Center, 13225 Walnut St.

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Peter Pan hopes image will fly again (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Peanut butter put Linda Moore of Dalton in the hospital for three days in March, an unsettling experience she swears will keep her from ever eating it again. Pat Allen of Fayetteville doesn't buy peanut butter anymore either, but only because she hasn't been able to purchase her favorite brand since February. Between those two camps lie millions of other customers, ones that ConAgra Foods hopes ...

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AEROBICS/DANCE/YOGA (El Paso Times)

Dance Classes: Afro/Cuban dance classes 6:30-7:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; Latino/salsa classes 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Fee: $20 per class. Information: 562-7071.

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LOCAL NEWS (Daily Record)

Dozens sickened by odor at lake in Boonton Twp. Authorities in Boonton Township temporarily shut down the private Deer Lake Club Thursday after dozens of people briefly had trouble breathing and several were taken to the hospital complaining of an odor coming from the lake.

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Friday, August 17, 2007

Botswana pilots' HIV move anger (BBC News)

Pilots in Botswana react angrily to new regulations that mean they could face the sack if they have HIV.

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Dolly Linsebigler: keeping traditional ways (Char-Koosta News)

Tribal elder Mary "Dolly" Linsebigler has this advice for young people: "Cherish your mother and father, your grandparents, your aunts and your uncles. When they're gone, a lot of knowledge goes with them."

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Abnormal Fat Metabolism Underlies Heart Problems In Diabetic Patients (Science Daily)

Heart disease hits people with diabetes twice as often as people without diabetes. In those with diabetes, cardiovascular complications occur at an earlier age and often result in premature death, making heart disease the major killer of diabetic people. But why is heart disease so prevalent among diabetics?

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Wednesday, August 15, 2007

How to Keep Children With Diabetes Safe at School (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

At 17 years old, Bethannie Ramirez is part of a new-and disturbing-trend: The rising number of teenagers who have type 2 diabetes. What used to be called "adult-onset" diabetes is now showing up in younger and younger patients. In the September issue of the American Diabetes Association's Diabetes Forecast magazine, Bethannie talks candidly about the confusion and denial she felt when she was ...

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Cooling centers in Randol,ph County (Moberly Monitor-Index)

The Randolph County Health Department advises county residents to take extra precautions to prevent heat-related illnesses and deaths. Summer heat can take its toll on a person s health, especially the very young, the elderly and the chronically ill.

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Top Tips for Staying Young (ThirdAge)

Want to stay young for years to come? Here are four ways to take control of your age. 1. Attitude: Have a positive attitude. "The age at which you are "past it" is no longer a figure on a document. It's up to you to decide," says agony aunt Denise Robertson, herself a pensioner.

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Why is heart disease so prevalent among diabetics? (News-Medical-Net)

Heart disease hits people with diabetes twice as often as people without diabetes.

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Nation and world roundup (The State)

PERSON IN THE NEWS GINGRICH SAYS BUSH, CONGRESS URGENTLY NEED TO DEAL WITH ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WASHINGTON Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Tuesday he is sickened that President Bush and Congress went on vacation while young Americans in our cities are massacred by illegal immigrants. Gingrich, considering a run for the White House, was referring to the recent execution-style murders ...

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Tuesday, August 14, 2007

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Which Oral Meds for Type 2 Diabetes? ] Which Oral Meds for Type 2 Diabetes? Most oral antidiabetic drugs lower HbA1c to a similar extent.

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Kidney Foundation's Walk-A-Thon set for Saturday (Montgomery Advertiser)

Alabama ranks fifth in the nation for occurrence of chronic kidney disease, which affects more than 11 million people in the U.S.

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Diabetes discoveries (ABC 7 Chicago)

Noel Wynn looks healthy, but severe nerve damage from diabetes has wreaked havoc on her body. "This body has to last and I am going to do everything I can to prolong my life and prevent anything," Wynn says.

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Tokyo schools see drop in diabetic kids (Asahi.com)

The incidence of Type 2 diabetes among elementary and junior high school children in Tokyo has dropped by nearly half since 2001-2004, according to findings given at a Japan Diabetes Society symposium in Sendai.

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Drop in diabetes points to improved lifestyles for Tokyo schoolkids (Asahi.com)

The incidence of Type 2 diabetes among elementary and junior high schoolchildren in Tokyo has dropped by nearly half since 2001-2004, according to findings given at a Japan Diabetes Society symposium in Sendai.

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The Internet Helps Motivate Teens To Lose Weight (Medical News Today)

When 14-year-old Jared Sanchez became dangerously overweight, his primary care physician knew he would be a perfect candidate for an investigational weight loss study using the internet.The PACE (Patient-centered Assessment and Counseling for Exercise and Nutrition) Teen Study is aimed at overweight adolescents who are at risk for Type 2 Diabetes, and their families. [click link for full article]

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Vietnam vets now fight for each other (Lawrence Journal-World)

Years ago, Ed Hughes was sitting in a Kansas City soda shop with his aunt when a group of young people at the next table called him a baby killer. Hughes, a soldier just back from a tour of duty in South Vietnam, and his aunt got up and left. I was upset, but I didnt say anything or make a scene, the Ottawa resident said recently as he recalled that day 37 years ago.

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Life on the Great Plains is anything but plain, simple (USA Today)

The Great Plains, which makes up more than 15% of the USA's land area through 10 states but holds barely 3% of the nation's population, is going through another transformation. The more rural parts of the region gradually are adapting to a century of decline in farming and the steady exodus of young people.

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Study shows 50 pc heart attacks seen in people younger than 45 years (India Daily)

A study conducted by a private hospital here has shown that more than 50 per cent of heart attacks are seen in people younger than the age of 45 years which includes women.

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Sunday, August 12, 2007

Juvenile Diabetes Walk Record Breaker (KETV 7 Omaha)

OMAHA, Neb. -- Organizers of Saturday's Juvenile Diabetes walk say they beat the record for the most number of people and volunteers and the most amount of money raised in its 16-year history.

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